Minnesota AG candidate’s stock portfolio presents 174 potential conflicts of interest

By: Max Nesterak

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: September 29, 2026

Words: 1,004

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago


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If Republican Ron Schutz wins the attorney general’s race in November, he will be responsible for enforcing Minnesota’s laws against the country’s biggest and most powerful corporations.

His own personal fortune is staked on many of them.

Schutz owns more than $10,000 of stock in 174 companies — at least $1.74 million altogether — according to his economic disclosure. His expansive investment holdings span industries that are often the subject of litigation like pharmaceuticals, banking …

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